Conference Schedule

8:00am Check in/Hospitality8:30am Mass with Fr. Joe Freedy 9:00am Check in/Hospitality/Bathroom9:10am Welcome and Opening Prayer by Fr. John Sweeney9:15am Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel...The personal mandate for evangelization Presented by Dave VanVickle9:45am Always ready to give witness...Principles of Personal Evangelization Presented by John Beaulieu9:30am Hospitality/Bathroom9:40am The New Evangelization and Confronting the Consequentialist Challenge Presented by Dr. Jonathan Sanford10:35am Hospitality/Bathroom10:45am Keynote Session: Presenting the Catholic Church as the most authentic form of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ Presented by Fr. Matt Williams11:45am Lunch (Lunch will be served in the school cafeteria) Confession will be available in the church during lunch. 12:45pm Breakout Sessions: Talk 1: Jesus' Home...Using the gift of hospitality to bring others to Christ. Presented by Ann VanVickle Talk 2: Gifts for Building the Kingdom...The Charismatic element of evangelization. Presented by Fr. Sweeney Talk 3: Planning, Recruiting, and Leading a Home or Parish based Bible Study. Presented by Meg Krivoniak Talk 4: Exciting practices for Parish based Evangelization Presented by Dave VanVickle1:45pm Come back to me...How to talk with those who have left the Catholic Faith Presented by 2:30pm Hospitality/Bathroom2:40pm Proclaiming the Message of Mercy to a World in Need Presented by Sister Ingrid De Maria3:20pm New Evangelization Q and A with panel3:45pm Keynote Session:The Essential Spirituality of the New Evangelization Presented by Fr. Matt Williams This session will lead into the adoration and empowerment session. Note: If we have enough youth sign up we will add a youth track.